What Democracy Sounds Like

Send us Fan Mail About 150 protestors stood up for democracy in front of the Justice Center in Hopkinsville, Kentucky as part of the third nationwide ‘No Kings’ protest on March 28.  One Hopkinsville protestor brought along recorded music appropriate for the day, blaring out the lyrics, "Get up, stand up for  your rights," by the Jamaican reggae band Bob Marley & the Wailers. The Mar...

Send us Fan Mail Stark black signs with white letters are lined up along a busy intersection in Nashville, Tennessee. The signs blare out a warning: American democracy is in danger.   The silent protest called "Signs of Fascism" is to get Americans to pay attention to disturbing actions of the federal government.  I'm Rhonda Miller. On a windy Friday the 13th, that's March 13th...

Send us Fan Mail Demonstrators lined a busy intersection in Brentwood, an upscale community 10 miles south of Nashville, on Sunday, Jan. 11 to protest the killing of 37-year-old Renee Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. Renee Good, a mother of three, was killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who fired through the windshield of her car, according to videos of the fatal inciden...

Send us Fan Mail Crowds of demonstrators lined a major commercial thoroughfare in Clarksville, Tennessee on Oct. 18 protesting actions by the Trump administration related to freedom of speech, freedom of the press, healthcare, education, immigration raids by ICE and the use of the National Guard in U.S. cities.  The Clarksville demonstration was part of the ‘No Kings’ nationwide protest that broug...

Send us Fan Mail Concerned about cuts to Medicaid, the possible closing of area hospitals, cuts to SNAP food programs for children, immigration, the impending worker shortage affecting farmers, tariffs, the cost of groceries, reproductive freedom and threats to American democracy, about 70 people showed up at the Goodlettsville Branch of Nashville Public Library on Aug. 20. The Town Hall held at t...

Send us Fan Mail An estimated 500 people protested at Freedom Corner at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau, Missouri on June 14. The protest was one of about 2,000 demonstrations nationwide that brought an estimated five million people to the streets.  The “No Kings” mass mobilization opposes authoritarian measures by President Donald Trump and his administration. The Cape Girardeau protest fanned out...

Send us Fan Mail Shouting the warning that America is in danger of losing its fundamental rights of free speech, the rule of law and due process, demonstrators took to the picturesque town square in Franklin, Kentucky to protest actions by President Donald Trump and his administration.  They were students and workers and retired professionals, all aware of the signs of an authoritarian attack on A...

Send us Fan Mail The grassroots uprising against the policies of President Donald Trump and his administration brought an estimated 2,500 people onto the streets of Nashville, Tennessee on April 19.  Protesters lined up along West End Avenue, spilling outward from a central point between Centennial Park and Vanderbilt University. They carried signs like "United against Trump," “Navy vete...

Send us Fan Mail Thousands of people chanted "This is what democracy looks like" as they boldly marched through New York City to protest President Donald Trump's cuts to programs that impact the health, safety, education,  financial security and the international reputation of America. The peaceful march was part of a coordinated effort across the U.S. on April 5 as many Americans g...